That's simply inaccurate. When you are constructing a building, the owner hires engineers to oversee the work done by the general contractor. There are a lot o

That's simply inaccurate. When you are constructing a building, the owner hires engineers to oversee the work done by the general contractor. There are a lot of intricate details here, but the work is exactly as the parent to your comment described. My brother is one of the owners rep for structural work on a 60 story building going up in Manhattan right now. They're pouring an 8' thick foundation tomorrow. The people involved are all engineers working for the developer, and the inspectors aren't showing up until after the fact.